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LOT 2099
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-443.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (418 grams, 12.1 cm).
Ophiuroidea sp. on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom El Kaid, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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